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* doc: add document about move index folder
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How to move the default index folder to other places?
## Windows
!!! note
the [`mklink`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/mklink#related-links) is built-in tool in Windows.
1. Open `cmd` as administrator
2. copy the index folder to another place,take `D:\gd-ng\index_new` for example.
3. Run `mklink /D "C:\Users\USERNAME\Application Data\GoldenDict\index" "D:\gd-ng\index_new"`
4. Run GoldenDict
## Linux
use `ln` to create a link.